Oakland Park News

The following is a sampling of the most recent crime records made available by the Broward Sheriff's Office and local police departments serving Sea Ranch Lakes, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors and Fort Lauderdale. Shoplifting 2500 block of West Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale,...

D’Marcus Tucker was 15 years old when he broke into the Oakland Park home of Nicole Franco and stabbed her to death, but Broward Circuit Judge Tim Bailey decided Thursday that Tucker should be sentenced as a man. Tucker was sentenced to life in prison, a punishment reserved under the law for the...

The Planner is in workshop and lecture mode from personal finance, to empowering women of color and their businesses. An attorney specializing in elder care will discuss legal planning for individuals with disabilities; an ask the attorneys session will review new legislation and other community...

Seven Fort Lauderdale homes and one in Oakland Park collectively have centuries of stories to tell. They have withstood hurricane winds along with the real estate market’s fickle fortunes — and now the public is invited inside to see them decked out in their holiday splendor. Their survival presents...

Oakland Park Mayor John Adornato praised the growth taking place in Oakland Park during his State of the City adddress at the Nov. 1 city commission meeting. It was Adornato's last session as mayor but he will remain on the commission for another year. Vice Mayor Tim Lonergan will be sworn in as...

A 52-year-old woman who was pushing a wheelchair across Powerline Road was not in a crosswalk or at an intersection when she was hit and killed in Oakland Park on Saturday, authorities said. It was nearly 6 p.m. when Margaret Brigonti, of Plantation, was hit in the 3400 block of Powerline Road,...

With a pressure washer and lawn tools in hand, a group of dedicated volunteers gathered early on a Saturday morning to clean up the yard of an elderly Oakland Park resident. Well before noon, a hefty pile of brush was ready to be hauled away. "This being national Make a Difference Day, I always...

An unrestrained 4-year-old girl was among two people killed in two separate crashes in Broward County this week. On Monday, a 46-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed while crossing the street in Oakland Park., authorities said. And on Tuesday, Majesty Folson, who was not in a child restraint...

Oakland Park is working to lure better development, but a Residence Inn by Marriott didn’t make the cut. The proposed hotel was rejected 3-2 by the City Commission. Later in the meeting, a townhouse project downtown was approved without discussion. The four-story, 124-room Residence Inn proposed...

Pure Platinum, the defiant Oakland Park strip club where dancers bared all despite the city’s decades-long fight against adult entertainment venues, is now naked. It was stripped of all accoutrements, right down to its glittering disco ball — which fetched $50 during an auction Saturday morning...

Broward County News

When Broward sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for medical assistance early Wednesday in Deerfield Beach they instead found a dead body, authorities said. The call came in at 3:17 a.m., said Joy Oglesby, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The body was found at Natura Avenue and...

Coconut Creek police officers hit speeds of nearly double the speed limit during a Dec. 2 chase that spanned for miles and ended in a woman’s death, according to newly released videos. The dashboard-camera footage from four of the officers’ vehicles was obtained Monday by the Sun Sentinel in response...